Vivien and I are in heaven...the only thing better than Vegas in winter is Vegas in summer...the word for this leg of our trip is RIDICULOUS...everything in Vegas is ridiculous, and we love it all
shopping is everywhere, and the prices are ridiculous
...in case that wasn't ridiculous enough they then have outlets where everything is 40% off...drinks are ridiculously big, meals are ridiculously big, every ridiculous thing you want is available so long as you can pay for it...get what i mean?
the hotels are SO BIG...tonight we are booked in for a swanky dinner (complete with limo pickup, thank you) and i will time how long it takes us to get from our room to the curb...our room is AWESOME and ridiculously big, and 3 nights here cost the same as 1 night in SF where the room was a third of the size...we have floor to ceiling windows with views of the Bellagio fountains, it even faces south so we don't get the morning sun
they have huge buildings only for staff amenities and parking, bigger than a normal Australian shopping mall, and there is staff everywhere, all super polite, overly competent and completely going out of their way to make sure you're happy...it's all so pleasant
Vivien ordered a cocktail by the pool and didn't like it, but i did so said I'd drink it instead, so she called the bartender back to order something different
...he offered to make her another drink for free so many times that we had to absolutely convince him it was ok and that i would drink it...then he came back to check if she liked her Bloody Mary...the service is exceptional!
i think we might be getting used to tipping (finally, it was getting embarrassing!)...we're always poking each other saying 'get some dollars out, give him money', heeeheeeee....i think we might be staying in the nicer part of the hotel too and when we quote our room number wet get extra smiles and service...EVEN THE BELLBOY was the most helpful and pleasant person ever
we got here mid-afternoon and went shopping till 11pm, then had waffles and pancakes at midnight...today we sat by the pool(s) in 40 degree desert heat...i love Vegas..LOVE...Viv and i are already making plans for 'next time'
RANDOMS
Americans do condiments well...you never have to ask for anything because you'll get 4 different ones by default
I've seen more fake boobies and lips than ever before
saw a tragic old eurotrash man wearing white jeans with a visible g-string (thong) and a transvestite on his arm
there are these water contraptions everywhere that spray mist down at you from above (so people don't die in the desert sun) and your walk under them and you dry in about 2 seconds
Vivien (a
.k.a the coca cola addict) is having some issues in this pepsi-obsessed country...we found a coke machine by the toilets in the basement of some shopping mall where she bought 4 bottles to take back with her...i was very amused by it all once i realized the machine was giving change in single dollars (because we need them for tipping) so i kept putting in larger notes
REWIND
-so some have asked about my cryptic comment about the Yosemite tour being crap...we were carted around like cattle FOR HOURS in many uncomfortable ways, dumped on trains and from one bus to the other, with the 'tour guide' no more than a minder smiling like a psychopath...she also had a horrible French accent and had some troubles communicating, sometimes using French words where she didn't know the English word
eg:
Tour Guide: der ar lots off buurrs, you migh see buurrs
American Tourist: birds? what kind of birds?
TG: buurrs, black buurrs
AT: black birds?
TG: buurrs, black buurrs
AT: BLACK BEARS!
-the taxi situation in SF is so bad...no taxis after the baseball because that would have meant too much work for them, taxis driving on the far lane to the sidewalk because picking people up would be a hassle...in contrast to Vegas (the land of plenty) it's as if the city only had 5 cabs
Vegaaaaaaas
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Naomi
2012-08-30
Vegas sounds like heaven. I agree you should go there again. Why not.?
The whole point of a blog is to tell it like it is. If SF is lousy, you have to say so. And if Vegas is worth 3 more times, then start saving. And I'm going to start saving too, so I can join you. HeeHeeee.
Oh Nicky, I wish I were there, right now!
Keep on having a ball. There's a song from before your time, "Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think."
Be well, and stay safe.
And - enjoy yourselves.
xxx
Naomi
2012-08-30
Sorry .. I didn't mean SF is lousy. I just said "if". But Yosemite was awful, and I'm glad you told us.
That's all. Better to know, and not to go. The ads make it sound like the magic kingdom!
Thumbs down!!
Helen
2012-08-30
I cannot wait for Feb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kevin
2012-08-30
my sister goes all the time for poker tournaments. *eyeroll*
looks like lots of fun. :-D I dunno if I could deal with 40c heat though.
this season of hell's kitchen, the prize is to be (token) head chef at that restaurant.
shmyshmy
2012-08-30
you sound so happppy :D I'm glad, i cant believ ethey don't have coke, wtf
black burrrs cackling!
nicky7a
2012-09-02
you don't have to deal with the heat, you just sit in the pool sipping massive cocktails - what heat?
nicky7a
2012-09-02
if you want to change your mind and invite me, you should go ahead and do that :)